As the SOGIE equality bill faced another day in Congress, stars of Boys’ Love (BL) series made their voices heard in support of the legislation.

Opposition toward the bill was seen in the online hearing held today, Nov. 4, from members of the House of Representatives who hold conservative and at times, misinformed beliefs about the bill and the LGBTQ+ community.

BL and GL writers, actors and fans were one with the LGBTQ+ community and its allies in taking a stand on Twitter using the hashtags #SOGIEEqualityNow and #PassADBNow. The anti-discrimination bill or ADB is the previous name of the said bill.

“Gameboys” writer Ash Malanum shared a video of the show’s cast members — Adrianna So, Kokoy De Santos and Elijah Canlas — stating “Gay rights, period,” along with Malanum himself and director Ivan Andrew Payawal. So, who stars in her own Girls’ Love series “Pearl Next Door,” was among those who retweeted the video.

Among the statements he questioned was one from televangelist Rep. Eddie Villanueva, who claimed that the bill would be discriminatory against straight people.

“Discrimination against the straights??? You really want to be oppressed so bad?” wrote Malanum.

“Gaya sa Pelikula” creator Juan Miguel Severo, meanwhile, clapped back at unfounded statements made by Lyndon Caña of the Coalition of Concerned Families of the Philippines (CCFP).

Caña claimed that the LGBTQ+ community has become a “super special elite class.”

“Members of an elite class don’t get their murderers pardoned by the president, CCPF,” said Severo. Read more via Inquirer

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— Ash Malanum (@ashmalanum) November 4, 2020